Precis

The support or rejection, in terms of numbers, concerning abortion has not changed dramatically through poles taken since the 1970's as an article on jstor.org called "Changing Frameworks in Attitude Towards Abortion" by Jennifer Stickler and Nicholas Danigelis states. There are still relatively the same number of people in the U.S. on either side of the line, and most are "characterized as ambivalent." Their poles do say, however, that the types of people on either side have shifted depending on many factors such as their values, beliefs, and education. For example, highly educated people tend to support legal abortion. "Luker offers a very compelling argument for why highly educated women support abortion; they are more likely to engage in meaningful activities other than motherhood. Because of their broader view of acceptable women's roles, highly educated women are more likely to see unwanted pregnancies as potentially threatening to a woman't well-being."

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